After announcing her retirement following her loss in the Indonesia Masters Grand Prix Gold, Vita Marissa is back on the national team, according to a report this week from Republika. Marissa won the Indonesian national championship last weekend, playing mixed doubles with 19-year-old Rafiddias Akhdan Nugroho. According to the article, under Indonesian national team rules, national championship winners automatically qualify to train with the national team and they have a six-month trial period during which to prove their potential.

About Don Hearn

Don Hearn is an Editor and Correspondent who hails from a badminton-loving town in rural Canada. He joined the Badzine team in 2006 to provide coverage of the Korean badminton scene and is committed to helping Badzine to promote badminton to the place it deserves as a global sport. Contact him at: don @ badzine.net